Random thoughts and observations.
“Life is change”: for the most time I understood this saying like this: change is an inevitable part of life. Basically in accordance with Heraclitus’ quote: “Change is the only constant in life.” So changes happen, no matter if we like it or not. Sort of a stoic approach. But lately, I realized that this …
People have always compared themselves with others. It is quite a reasonable thing to do in order to survive and maybe even to prosper. One needs some kind of assessment of how he is doing. But nowadays is the scope of comparison much broader than when we lived in small closed communities surrounded only by …
Since people are social creatures, we are all forced to live and participate in society. And thus also in its hierarchies and status games. It affects all of us, no matter if we want to participate in this game or not. We all have some kind of status within the groups of which we are …
„Physics is the law, everything else is a recommendation.“ – Elon Musk We are all bound by rules, like it or not. Some of them are man-made (taxes), and some are made by nature (gravitation, for example). Rules and laws are vital for the existence of any society or civilization. And in the end for …
I recently met an old acquaintance at a concert in my hometown. We discussed music and different bands and came across The Unseen – one of the best bands I have ever seen live. What he said after that struck me: I really wanted to like that music. I really did. But I just couldn’t. What I realized is …